Explosive allegations have emerged about David Cameron describing his involvement in "bizarre rituals" during his time at Oxford University.
The rumours, which are published in Lord Ashcroft's Call Me Dave book, include reports Cameron was a member of a "dope smoking group", called the Flam Club at Oxford. But initiation rituals and depraved behaviour are nothing new when it comes to university societies.
From dressing up as members of the Ku Klux Klan and drinking other people's vomit, to downing pints of live goldfish and being paraded down the street with Tesco bags over their heads, students have repeatedly hit the headlines for their lewd antics.
Horrific student sports initiations (list)
York students drank a concoction of live goldfish, dog food and raw eggs(01 of09)
In 2010, York University fined its hockey club £200 after it made students drink a concoction of dog food, anchovies, raw eggs and goldfish.
The "initiation", exposed by student paper York Vision, was defended by the hockey president of the time, who said: "All socials and any aspects of them are entirely optional." (credit:katerha/Flickr)
The "initiation", exposed by student paper York Vision, was defended by the hockey president of the time, who said: "All socials and any aspects of them are entirely optional." (credit:katerha/Flickr)
Swansea students were made to drink other people's vomit(02 of09)
According to Swansea University's student paper The Waterfront, students were made to roll in vomit and urine, and drink alcohol shots through tampons.
"We had to down a can of beer, a bottle of wine, then throw up into a bucket, swap buckets then drink each other’s sick... losers in each had to suck a fart out of each other’s arses," a member of the university's intramural football team told the paper. (credit:Tomwang112 via Getty Images)
"We had to down a can of beer, a bottle of wine, then throw up into a bucket, swap buckets then drink each other’s sick... losers in each had to suck a fart out of each other’s arses," a member of the university's intramural football team told the paper. (credit:Tomwang112 via Getty Images)
Northumbria students were held up by their feet until they finished their drinks(03 of09)
At Northumbria University, freshers were "systematically humiliated and degraded" after rugby initiations.
"Second and third years chose freshers to hold up by their feet until they saw off whatever drinks were put in front of them," one student told university paper The Courier.
"There were other instances of [older] years being sick on freshers. Members were ordered to try and get with passing girls." (credit:Denis Boissavy via Getty Images)
"Second and third years chose freshers to hold up by their feet until they saw off whatever drinks were put in front of them," one student told university paper The Courier.
"There were other instances of [older] years being sick on freshers. Members were ordered to try and get with passing girls." (credit:Denis Boissavy via Getty Images)
Gloucester students were paraded down the street with bags over their heads(04 of09)
In 2008, footage appeared of Gloucester University students paraded down the street with bags over their heads, drinking and vomiting, while being watched over by a man in a Nazi-style uniform. (credit:BBC)
Students at Cardiff were made to suck dirty tampons(05 of09)
Cardiff University Football Club (CUFC) was slapped with a two-week playing ban in 2013 after delivering a presentation on how to sleep with women who have low self-esteem - to a group of female students.
The speaker also allegedly made light of date-rape and domestic violence.
A shocked member of the audience said: "It was totally unacceptable. All of the girls were forced to the front to watch a PowerPoint which made light of girls with low self-esteem, spiking girls' drinks, domestic violence and even rape.
The speaker also allegedly made light of date-rape and domestic violence.
A shocked member of the audience said: "It was totally unacceptable. All of the girls were forced to the front to watch a PowerPoint which made light of girls with low self-esteem, spiking girls' drinks, domestic violence and even rape.
UEA rugby players dressed up as Joseph Kony, Baby P And KKK Extremists(06 of09)
The University of East Anglia (UEA) Rugby Club was shut down after players dressed up as Ku Klux Klan extremists and late Wales manager Gary Speed for a boozy party.
Students also pretended to be Baby P and Ugandan guerrilla group leader Joseph Kony during the post-match bash.
One of the team is said to have taunted a German member of a university hockey team by chanting about German bombers being shot down by the RAF.
Students also pretended to be Baby P and Ugandan guerrilla group leader Joseph Kony during the post-match bash.
One of the team is said to have taunted a German member of a university hockey team by chanting about German bombers being shot down by the RAF.
Oxford University's rugby club organised a 'free pussy, drink spiking event'(07 of09)
In 2013, Oxford's student rugby club was shamed into apologising for organising a "free pussy" event, where members were instructed to spike their date's drink.
The sports team were told to pick female first year students who would be "quaking in their boots", while one member was told his "task" - ongoing until he succeeded - was to bring a positive pregnancy test.
The email, from Pembroke College Rugby Football Club's (PCRFC) social secretary, was titled "Free Pussy" and has been described as "horrific" by other students.
The sports team were told to pick female first year students who would be "quaking in their boots", while one member was told his "task" - ongoing until he succeeded - was to bring a positive pregnancy test.
The email, from Pembroke College Rugby Football Club's (PCRFC) social secretary, was titled "Free Pussy" and has been described as "horrific" by other students.
Durham rugby students played 'it's not rape if..' drinking game(08 of09)
A student rugby club landed itself in hot water in 2013 after playing a drinking game which involved members finishing the sentence "it's not rape if...".
Members of the club from St Cuthbert's Society, a college at Durham University, were accused of "encouraging rape culture" by playing the game.
Members of the club from St Cuthbert's Society, a college at Durham University, were accused of "encouraging rape culture" by playing the game.
One Sheffield student urinated on a war memorial(09 of09)
In 2009, one student prompted public outrage after urinating on a First World War memorial in Sheffield during a "Carnage" night out.
The Sheffield Hallam student was spared jail - but was told to complete 250 hours of community service.
The Sheffield Hallam student was spared jail - but was told to complete 250 hours of community service.